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No Advantage to Clipping Baldcypress Planting Stock

Early in 1955, 900 1-year-old seedlings of baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) were planted near Stoneville, Miss. to compare seedling treatments that were intended to reduce transpiration and thereby increase survival during droughts. Seedlings were planted as follows: A, With root collar at ground line but with the stem clipped 6 inches above the ground. B. With root collar at ground line but with the top third of the stem removed. C. With root collar 6 inches below the ground level, and the top third of the stem removed. D. With root collar at ground line and no top clipping. The planting site had a heavy clay soil and sloped from a ridge top to a drained slough, the range in elevation being 3 feet. To aid in cultivation, rows at right angles to the slope were placed 10 feet apart, with 6-foot spacing between trees. The area had to be cultivated 3 or 4 times. each year to keep down


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Author(s): Roger M. Krinard

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Issue 36 (1959)